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E. Truscott and Sons, saddlers

10 July 1962

Leather saddle being made at E. Truscott and Sons on the corner ...

Arahura dredge

25 May 1962

Arahura dredge on the Arahura River, Hokitika, Westland.

Addington Totalisator

26 May 1958

A worker with technical equipment at the Addington totalisator.

Addington Raceway totalisator

8 November 1950

Operating the totalisator at the Addington Raceway.

Sorting possum skins

Circa 1950s

Possum skins being sorted in a Christchurch store.

TAB electronic equipment demonstration

8 May 1947

Demonstration of an electronic ticket issuing machine and ...

Tanners splitting a hide

21 September 1945

Tanners splitting a hide into two layers prior to tanning.

Bales of deer skins

5 July 1945

Bales of deer skins prepared and ready for shipment.

Grading deer skins

5 July 1945

Deer skins being untied and graded in a central city store.

Whitebait net

29 August 1940

A whitebaiter using a net to catch whitebait in the Avon River.

Whitebaiting on the Avon River

Circa 1940s

Whitebaiting on the Avon River towards the Estuary.

Christchurch Railway Station

1985

Christchurch Railway Station Platform 1980s.

Punks

1986

Punks in Cathedral Square 1986.

Video Games

1986

Boys in a Video Arcade.

The Bowker Fountain in Victoria Square

1986

Victoria Square in the 1980s.

Restored Peacock Fountain

8 May 1996

Botanical services curator Warwick Scadden (left), consultant ...

Tractors on Colombo Street

12 November 1991

Tractors on Colombo Street as part of the Canterbury ...

Bruce McIntyre of MacPac

26 May 1989

Bruce McIntyre, creator of MacPac Wilderness Equipment.

Wetsuit manufacturers

20 April 1989

Geoff White and Paul Zarifeh of 7th Wave Wetsuit.

David Partridge of Snostix

17 May 1989

David Partridge, snowboard manufacturer of Snostix in his ...

Florence the Llama

10 November 1989

Florence the Llama at the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral ...

Tractors on Colombo Street

7 November 1989

Tractors on Colombo Street as part of the Canterbury ...

Goat parade

11 November 1989

Southbridge Topaz and other goats in a parade at the Canterbury ...

Piglets at the A and P show

19 January 1988

Julia Foster and Meagan Haig with piglets at the Canterbury ...

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